This Traveler’s Tales title by Brian David Bruns chronicles the author’s crazy year working for a cruise line and living aboard ship. Following his heart and going where most Americans fear to tread, Brun suffers through a brutal training period to follow his love interest who works for the same ship line.

An inside peek at the industry in general, Cruise Confidential also provides international insight through numerous stories of multicultural interaction between crew members from countries all over the world. Because the story is so personal and the living and working conditions so intimate and intense, perspectives of various cultural groups are illustrated in a way that can only come from living and working in constant close contact for an extended period of time. A helpful read for those considering employment in the cruise industry.

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